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October 08, 2003
Chengde Palace, Chengde, China, 1981
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Chinese Emperor Kang Xi commissioned the construction of the palace of Chengde in 1703 as a summer resort. The property is now a public park, containing landscaped gardens, ancient gnarled pines, lotus ponds, artifacts, and artwork.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Journey Into China, 1982)
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